Mapping Miracles (Second Edition) – Ralph Felder

2018 -Signed by Auther

Mapping Miracles (Second Edition) – Ralph Felder

Magic is far more than tricks. In Mapping Miracles (Second Edition), Ralph Felder reveals the real secrets that make performances powerful: planning, quality control, creativity, and audience impact. This expanded edition deepens the Outcome-Based Evaluation framework with practical Quality Control processes, helping serious magicians identify strengths, fix weaknesses, and advance to professional standards faster.

Advance Praise

• “A great system for beginners and semi-pros… a roadmap to going pro.” — Maxwell Blade
• “Excellent for educators, business presenters, and gospel magicians… fresh, captivating, meaningful magic.” — Dr. Mary Ann Campbell, CFP
• “A meaningful read… look at old routines through a new lens.” — Randall Eller

What You’ll Learn

• Focus on Fundamentals: Goals, motivation, persona, core show, overcoming anxiety, leadership, and audience management.
• Resources & Methods: Books, vendors, community, conventions, competitions, scripting, rehearsal, and misdirection.
• Creating a Quality Act: Mapping Miracles, Outcome-Based Evaluation, spreadsheet workflows, contingencies, recovery skills, and survey insights.
• Creativity in Practice: Pattern recognition, reframing, risk-taking, brainstorming, and balancing creative vs. critical thinking.

Inside the Book

• Foreword: Context for the system and its professional applications.
• Four Core Chapters: Fundamentals, Resources, Quality Act, Creativity.
• Curtain Call: Action steps—where to go from here.
• Lagniappe—Reflections: Contributions from Jon Racherbaumer, Lance Burton, and Joe Harrison.
• Appendix A: 20 fully mapped example routines (e.g., Two Dollar Bill Transformation, Wild Card, Three-Book Test, Miser’s Dream, Sucker Die Box, Twentieth Century Silks, Slydini’s Misdirection lesson, more).
• Appendix B: “Magic in a Nutshell” (history, types of magic, venues, skill sets).
• References: Curated sources for deeper study.

Why It Matters

• Outcome-driven: Measure what the audience actually experiences.
• Quality Control: Systematic checkpoints to polish material and persona.
• Faster Progress: Shorten the learning curve from hobbyist to professional.
• Broad Utility: Equally valuable for magicians, educators, speakers, and faith-based performers.

Product Details

• Title: Mapping Miracles (Second Edition)
• Author: Ralph Felder
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Category: Performance Theory, Business of Magic, Creative Process

Stop collecting tricks—start engineering miracles. Use a proven system to refine your act, elevate your impact, and perform with confidence.